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OpenPrimaryOfsted: School remains GoodURN 118713

St Katharine's Knockholt Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Sevenoaks · TN14 7LS

Ages 4–11 · 182 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.81 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2023-01-15

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)65%
Higher standard (RWM)15%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.5%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
158

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.81 · Often has places

1st preferences

17

Places offered

21

1st-preference offers

17

Total preferences (any rank)
40
Preferred offers (top 3)
21
Applications from outside LA
6
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill87%

182 pupils · 210 places

Pupils on roll
182
Boys / girls
94 / 88
School capacity
210
Capacity fill
182 / 210 (87%)
Free school meals
11.5%
FSM pupils
21
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Rochester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Miss Sarah-Jane Tormey & Xanthe Veneziani

Location

Address
Main Road, Knockholt
Postcode
TN14 7LS
Town
Sevenoaks
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Sevenoaks, Kent, 182 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 11.5%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Rochester.

Open schools in Sevenoaks
37
Primary schools in Sevenoaks
23
Academies among open schools in Sevenoaks
22% (8)
Open schools in TN14
10
Primary in TN14
7
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sarah-Jane Tormey & Xanthe Veneziani
Telephone
01959532237
Website
www.knockholt.kent.sch.uk/

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